- falisci
- fa·lis·ci
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FALISCI — populi quondam Hetruriae, e Macedonia, Duce Valerio Argio; vel Aleso, ut Ovid. vult, huc profecti, uberrima pascua incolentes, unde gramen Faliscum a scriptoribus passim celebratur. Hi cum a Camillo obsiderentur, Magister ludi cum nobilioribus… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Falisci — The Falisci were an ancient Italian tribe. They spoke an Italic language, Faliscan, closely akin to Latin. Their most important centre was Falerii (near the modern Civita Castellana), and their territory included a tract of the surrounding… … Wikipedia
Falisci — ▪ people also called Faliscans ancient people of southern Etruria in Italy who, though Latin in nationality, were culturally closer to the Etruscans. The Greek geographer Strabo mentions them and their “special language,” which was… … Universalium
falisci — fəˈliˌsī, liˌskē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: Latin : an ancient people of Italic origin who were located in southern Etruria in the 5th century B.C. and whose chief town was Falerii … Useful english dictionary
FALISCANS (FALISCI) — A distinct linguistic group on the southeastern edge of Etruria, bounded by the bend in the Tiber River. As well as linguistic differences from the Etruscans that connected the Faliscans to the Latins, their settlement organization and ritual… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
Montefiascone — Comune Comune di Montefiascone … Wikipedia
Falerii — (now Civita Castellana) was one of the twelve chief cities of Etruria, situated about one mile west of the ancient Via Flaminia, c. 50 km north of Rome. History and legend According to the legend, it was of Argive origin; and Strabo s assertion… … Wikipedia
falisco — fa·lì·sco agg., s.m. 1. agg. TS stor. dei Falisci; vasi falisci: antichi vasi d argilla di colore rosa pallido con iscrizioni in falisco | agg., s.m., che, chi apparteneva ai Falisci | s.m.pl., antico popolo dell Etruria meridionale che subì l… … Dizionario italiano
Faliscan language — The Faliscan language, the extinct language of the ancient Falisci, forms, together with Latin, the group of Latino Faliscan languages. It is preserved in about 100 short inscriptions, dating from the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, and is written in a … Wikipedia
Civita Castellana — Comune Comune di Civita Castellana Piazza Matte … Wikipedia
